jpdb beta

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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this year

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evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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in front of a grave

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cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

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gravesite; tomb

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

3

ladle; dipper; scoop

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incense stick

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to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

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to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

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inside one's heart; in one's mind

1

(one's) late mother

1

report; information

2

estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact

1

to die

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liberated woman

1

second marriage; remarriage

3

at that time; in those days

5

scorn; disdain; contempt

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(romantic) love

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

3

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

3

son; penis

1

relative; relation

2

blessing

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the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)

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Gifu (city, prefecture)

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grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

2

house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

2

established practice; custom

1

since; henceforth

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the person in question; the person themselves; said person

5

ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

scorn; disdain; contempt; slight

1

displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment

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even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

2

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

2

sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

2

fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead

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to subsist; to keep on living

2

simple; plain

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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reality; actuality; hard fact

5

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

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bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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